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(88) Date of publication A3: 17.01.2008 (43) Date of publication: 28.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/05 (21) Application number: 07776835.6 (22) Date of filing: 08.05.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 8/02(2006.01) A61K 8/92(2006.01) A61K 8/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/011036 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/133509 (22.11.2007 Gazette 2007/47)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 08.05.2006 US 798575 P 07.05.2007 US 800727 (71) Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY Kingsport TN 37660 (US)	(72) Inventors: MCENTIRE, Edward, Enns Kingsport, TN 37664 (US) STOCKL, Rebecca, Reid Kingsport, TN 37660-4504 (US) MUNJAL, Ramesh, Chand Kingsport, TN 37663 (US) (74) Representative: Wibbelmann, Jobst  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)